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brewens

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10. Whatever you do, don't get discouraged if you blow it a few times. For me it was that I would be
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 04:19 PM
Nov 2018

doing great and think I was in the clear. When determined, the nicotine withdrawal didn't even seem so bad. Then even a few months off the shit and the overwhelming urge would hit, as if I had just quit the night before. That screwed me a couple times. I then went into it knowing to not give in to that if and when it happened. I had to talk myself down from going and buying a pack a few times, but that passes after just a little while and if you hold out, you're still good!

Smoking [View all] musicman65 Nov 2018 OP
I've heard vaping helps as a transition SHRED Nov 2018 #1
Vaping worked for me meow2u3 Nov 2018 #8
Vaping worked for me, and it worked instantly. Mariana Nov 2018 #2
On Christmas Day, 2013 my wife gave me GWC58 Nov 2018 #13
I did, kozar Nov 2018 #3
I tried everything ... GeorgeGist Nov 2018 #4
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I quit 4-1-18 by vaping Runningdawg Nov 2018 #6
great advice musicman65 Nov 2018 #15
I'm doing the patch. Day 8. n/t Yavin4 Nov 2018 #7
smoking musicman65 Nov 2018 #9
I may have gotten confused. But I thought that Chantix was a patch. nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #16
I Used Patches For A Month JimGinPA Nov 2018 #18
thanks musicman65 Nov 2018 #19
Whatever you do, don't get discouraged if you blow it a few times. For me it was that I would be brewens Nov 2018 #10
Quit in February after around 30 years, vaping helps me. BootinUp Nov 2018 #11
My other recommendation is to BootinUp Nov 2018 #12
excersize musicman65 Nov 2018 #14
gum, 15 years ago, still chew it. Hamlette Nov 2018 #17
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